Information about Rio De La Plata Earthquake 1888
On June 5, 1888 an earthquake measuring 5,5 on the Richter scale, shook the upper 
Rio de la Plata floor at 3.20 UTC-3. The epicentre, depth 30km, was located at , some 15 km SW of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) and 42 km E of Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Also, La Lucha a Colonia del Sacramento local journal reported a one-off event: The steamer 'Saturno' en route from the neighbouring capital (Buenos Aires) calmly navigated 20-feet-deep waters along the centre of the canal when it came to a sudden halt, as though it had run aground. The captain had soundings taken but he found that the vessel, as if moved by some hidden force, was lifted from grounding and carried on its way.
aftershocks of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean tectonic plates which can be perceived in the Argentine Atlantic coast including Buenos Aires.
These temblors are believed to be caused in a particular region, the Punta del Este basin, which is highly faulted and where tectonic plates might experience certain movement thus causing the earthquake waves, according to Alberto Benavides Sosa MGEOPHYS, agronomical enineer and former president of [CERESIS] (Seismology Regional Centre for South America)
Taken fron the article 'Terremoto en Uruguay, quizas', published in El Pais of Montevideo, by Gabriela Vaz (27 May 2007)
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Estuary of the RÃo de la Plata, natural boundary between Uruguay and Argentina
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A satellite view of the estuary, as seen from the NW
News Articles
The Montevideo journal La Tribuna Popular on June 5, 1888 reported the seism and its effects: The houses' woodwork creaked, lamps swang, furniture moved and paintings fell off walls. Glassware objects broke and porcelain could be seen jolting off cupboards. Inhabitants have had a sleepless night, astonished at the strong earthquake...Also, La Lucha a Colonia del Sacramento local journal reported a one-off event: The steamer 'Saturno' en route from the neighbouring capital (Buenos Aires) calmly navigated 20-feet-deep waters along the centre of the canal when it came to a sudden halt, as though it had run aground. The captain had soundings taken but he found that the vessel, as if moved by some hidden force, was lifted from grounding and carried on its way.
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Satellite view of the estuary of the Rio de la Plata. North bank:Uruguay. South bank: Argentina
Consequences
Every settlement along the Rio de la Plata shore was affected, especially the towns of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Slight damage was produced since there were no high buildings or underground trains in those cities at the time. However, no antiseismic building measures have ever been taken in either of the two capitals.Background, Precedents and Provisions
The panic caused by this seism among the inhabitants of both banks of Rio de la Plata is evident, given the fact that, in the past, as well as now, they were unfamiliar to quakes. However, a previos event had been recorded: the 15 August 1848 seism which, unlike that of 1888, caused no damage and may have been seen as an isolated phenomenon or since its epicentre had been in faraway from the continent and thus distant from settlements, future quakes may have been thought to be likely to occur in those latitudes and cause no damage in the continent. But it is worth mentioning that there are no aseismic regions in the world. Therefore, the phenomenon could happen again in the Rio de la Plata and supporting this idea two events can be named: the 26 June 1988 and the 10 January 1990 seisms, the latter being the only one recorded in the Uruguayan mainland territory, with the exception of)
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Source
Translated from , Wikipedia in Spanish.Taken fron the article 'Terremoto en Uruguay, quizas', published in El Pais of Montevideo, by Gabriela Vaz (27 May 2007)
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CERESIS (Seismology Regional Centre for South America) [1] The richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.
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RÃo de la Plata (Spanish: "Silver River") — which is often referred to in English-speaking countries as the River Plate (as in the Battle of the River Plate), or sometimes as the [La] Plata River
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